Chapter 245: Heavenly Nightmare Victory
Yun Qingqing squatted down, picked up Princess Mingyue's wrist and probed it, her eyes suddenly moving.
She reached out and touched Princess Mingyue's face twice, then traced her neck and peeled off the princess's mask, revealing another face!
Everyone present took a deep breath, and Lu Fan exclaimed:
"She's not Mingyue! She's pretending!"
Yun Qingqing had already seen the woman's appearance clearly. Her expression changed slightly and she turned to exchange a glance with Xiao Changheng.
"Huh?"
Before Yun Qingqing could speak, Chu Jingyan suddenly asked in surprise:
"Isn't this the Seventh Princess of Jing? Why would she disguise herself as Princess Mingyue and sneak into our Nanyu envoys to assassinate Your Majesty?"
Yun Qingqing's face darkened.
The little girl in front of him was none other than the seventh princess of Jing Kingdom, Situ Qinglan.
I didn't expect that the scene would be like this when we met again after we parted ways in Jingguo last time.
Chu Jingyan stepped forward, bowed to the emperor, and said loudly:
"No wonder I also felt that Princess Mingyue was a little weird, but I never thought she was an imposter! I hope Your Majesty can investigate this matter. This matter has nothing to do with me, Nanyu!"
The emperor finally came to his senses and looked at Xiao Changheng and said:
"My royal brother has been to Jing State. Do you know this woman?"
"I have indeed seen this girl. She is indeed the seventh princess of Jing Kingdom." Xiao Changheng said with a gloomy face.
"Then... where is the real Mingyue? Supervisor Chu, when was Mingyue switched? Don't you owe me an explanation?" Lu Fan's face was not very good. Although he was relieved that the person who assassinated him was not his biological sister, he was also worried about the safety of his real sister.
Chu Jingyan frowned and said:
"Your Highness, this person is so skilled at switching things up. Maybe when the princess asked to come with her, she was no longer the same person. How can I know the whereabouts of the real Princess Mingyue?"
"No!" Lu Fan said angrily, "Everyone in Yujing knows what kind of personality Mingyue has. If she was acting strangely along the way, how could you not have noticed?"
"However, you kept it a secret from me until just now. How can you explain this?"
Chu Jingyan said seriously:
"Your Highness, you have wrongly accused me. It was the Princess who disguised herself and entered the delegation. I only discovered that she had followed us when we were almost reaching the Imperial Capital. And because she begged and threatened me, I had no choice but to keep it a secret from Your Highness."
"After all, I am only a fifth-rank supervisor. If Her Royal Highness the Princess gets angry, she can make me lose my job with just a few words. What can I do?"
"Now it seems that I was wrong for not reporting this matter to the Civil Affairs Department in time, but the fact that Princess Mingyue was swapped has nothing to do with me. I hope Your Highness will understand!"
Lu Fan obviously didn't quite believe his words, but he had no evidence to refute them. For a moment, his brows were furrowed, and worry and anger were written all over his face.
"Your Highness Prince Jing," Yun Qingqing suddenly said, "Princess Mingyue and you are born of the same mother?"
"That's right." Lu Fan didn't know why she asked this and nodded subconsciously.
Yun Qingqing raised her hand and calculated for a moment, then said:
"Prince Jing, don't worry. Your biological sister is fine. Nothing unexpected has happened to her. I think she is still in the Nanyu Palace. The person in your team has been pretending from the beginning to the end."
Lu Fan was skeptical. He stared at Yun Qingqing for a moment and saw that her eyes were clear and calm.
His heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he recalled that he was assassinated just after arriving in the capital and was rescued by a woman, who later gave him a talisman.
At that time, the woman was wearing a veil so her face could not be seen, and her voice was relatively low, but...
Lu Fan's gaze fell on the bamboo umbrella in Yun Qingqing's hand again, on which eight talismans were firmly stuck.
He finally chose to believe her.
Lu Fan let out a long sigh, and bowed to Yun Qingqing and said:
"Thank you for telling me, Princess."
Chu Jingyan looked at the unconscious woman on the ground and said coldly:
"So, this matter was a conspiracy of Jingguo from the beginning! His Majesty Emperor Liang almost lost his life at the hands of the Seventh Princess of Jingguo today. If she succeeds, I, Nanyu, will have to bear the blame!"
"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be let go like this!"
The emperor had just escaped death, his face was very gloomy, and he said in a cold voice:
"Jingguo and Daliang have just formed an alliance, yet they have committed such a treacherous act. This matter must be investigated to the end!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Chu Jingyan bowed his head and lowered his eyes, a dark light flashing in his eyes.
But Xiao Changheng suddenly said:
"Brother, please do not draw any conclusions yet. I think there is something fishy about this matter."
The emperor was stunned:
"Oh? What do you mean?"
Xiao Changheng exchanged glances with Yun Qingqing, and when he saw her shaking her head calmly, he said:
"I saw with my own eyes last time that the Seventh Princess is deeply favored by the King of Jing. Even if the King wants to assassinate her, there is no need to send his most beloved daughter to take the risk."
"Besides, there are many benefits for Jingguo to form an alliance with Daliang. However, even if the assassination of my brother is framed on Nanyu, what benefits will it bring to Jingguo?"
The emperor fell into deep thought.
The ministers of Liang State, who had just been filled with righteous indignation and secretly cursed Jing State, gradually came to their senses.
Yes, what are the benefits of Jingguo doing this?
If it is between three major countries, it is understandable to instigate the other two countries to profit from it.
But Jing State is just a tiny country. Once the two neighboring big countries fight, the worst sufferers will be the surrounding small countries. At that time, the direction of events will be completely out of control. What good can this do for Jing State?
In other words, Jingguo had no motive at all to assassinate the Emperor of Liang.
Chu Jingyan suddenly snorted coldly:
"Your Highness, don't forget that there are more great powers in the world than just Nanyu and Daliang! If Jingguo colluded with Beicang or Xilan, it would not be impossible to provoke a dispute between the two countries and then get a share of the spoils!"
"What is the truth? Why not wake up the Seventh Princess and interrogate her to find out!"
The emperor knew that such speculation was not a solution, and was about to give an order with a sullen face, but Yun Qingqing suddenly said four words.
"Heavenly craftsmanship wins."
As soon as she said this, the emperor and everyone else looked confused.
But Chu Jingyan's expression changed slightly.
Lu Fan did not miss his expression and asked hurriedly:
"Princess, what do you mean by heavenly work?"
Yun Qingqing looked at Chu Jingyan with a cold expression:
"The Seventh Princess has been bewitched by the Heavenly Craftsmanship Nightmare Victory Spell. Her every move is controlled by the caster. Even if we interrogate her now, she will only say what the caster tells her to say. How can we get the truth?"
"Don't you think so? Chu, Master!"
She emphasized the last three words. Chu Jingyan's expression changed and he said angrily:
"What do you mean, Princess? Are you trying to say that I was the mastermind behind this outrageous move?"
"The princess and I have never had any grudges against each other. Why are you slandering me like this?"
Yun Qingqing stared at him for a moment, then suddenly curled her lips coldly:
"Master Chu, why are you so anxious? I just want to say that it is not difficult to make the Seventh Princess speak the truth. All we need to do is to remove this Tiangong Yansheng technique."
Chu Jingyan's face froze:
"Relieve, release?"
Yun Qingqing's smile widened:
"Yes, Tiangong Yansheng is an extremely evil magic. I guess the person who cast it was very confident and never thought that there are people who know how to break it."
"But this Seventh Princess is lucky, and this Princess just happens to understand!"
"Since Lord Chu said that he had nothing to do with the assassination, then when the Seventh Princess wakes up, the truth will be revealed!"
After saying that, she raised two fingers, and a talisman appeared out of thin air between her fingers. She pinched her fingers and threw the talisman towards the Seventh Princess, and the talisman paper stuck accurately on her forehead.
Suddenly, a shrill cry was heard in the air, and everyone present felt their scalps tingling and their spines chilled!
And there was a wisp of black air emanating from the area surrounding the talisman!
Like all the ministers of Liang State, Lu Fan's hair stood on end, but at this moment he suddenly noticed the actions of a person.
"Chu Jingyan, what are you doing!" Lu Fan shouted loudly and wanted to rush over to grab him and ask him clearly.
But it was too late. Chu Jingyan had already bitten his finger and the blood was smeared on the compass in his hand.
The compass suddenly lit up, and a circle of light enveloped him, and the man disappeared in an instant!
Lu Fan only had time to see that at the last moment before he disappeared, he spit out a mouthful of blood.
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